"I had wished that the constitution would have been ready by January, soon after the parliament held its first sessions. But differences between political powers slowed down the process and led us to have a president without a constitution." -- Nasser Fayyad, Al-Wafd "The ballot box will bring Shafik or Mursi and they are both unacceptable to many people. But the real test would be in the ability of the people to respect the results of the election and the legitimacy of the ballot boxes whoever the winner is." -- Amr El-Shobki, Al-Masry Al-Youm "We launched the revolution for the sake of dignity, freedom and social justice. Eighteen months later, it has transformed into a revolution of distrust." -- Ezzat El-Kamhawi, Al-Akhbar "Armed Syrian groups are growing stronger and have started to knock on the capital's doors day and night, armed with exceptional courage and new gear." -- George Semaan, Al-Hayat "Mubarak should bow to Allah to thank Him because the Egyptian people who have been oppressed and humiliated for 30 years, treated him in such a civilised way, putting him on criminal trial and not a political one, otherwise he would have been executed on his sickbed, if not dragged through the streets like his friend Muammar Gaddafi." -- Abdel-Bari Atwan, Al-Quds Al-Arabi "Egyptians must be well aware that the idea of a renewed Iranian presence in Egypt comes just as they are voting to choose their new president, and by extension deciding whether Egypt will be a civil or religious-based state." -- Tariq Al-Homayed, Asharq Al-Awsat
